Do We Really Need New Fire Stations? Frequently Asked Questions
From the City of Sanford website In 2021, the Fire Station Feasibility Working Group was created to analyze the necessity...
Fire & EMS
Fire Department Log: July 2022
Fires The Sanford Fire Department battled a number of blazes around town in the month of July. On the 1st...
Fire Department Log: June 16-30, 2022
Fires The Sanford Fire Department provided mutual aid to Acton with a structure fire, which started in a clothes dryer,...
Fire Department Log: June 1-15, 2022
Fires On June 8, there was a fire in a vehicle being serviced on Oak St. Three units responded. June...
Fire Department Log: May 16-31, 2022
Fires There were three fires in Sanford in the second half of May. In each case, all units and mutual...
Sanford Fire Department Log: May 1-15, 2022
Fires Outdoor fires are very common in spring, as shown by the number of incidents in the first half of...
Fire Department Log: April 16-30, 2022
Fires On April 16, a High St. fire in debris on the ground spread to a shed, fortunately no injuries...
A Place of Honor
The Sanford Fire Department hosted representatives from the Maine Forest Service this week, at a special ceremony at the Springvale...
Fire Log: March 16-31, 2022
Smoke & Fires On March 17, seven units responded to a cooking fire on Whitcomb Ave., caused by someone boiling...
Springvale Firefighter Corydon Goodwin to be Honored
Corydon Goodwin (1886-1953), a career Firefighter Driver/Engineer with the Springvale Fire Department, will be honored by the Maine Forest Service...
Fire Log: March 1-15, 2022
Fires Sanford firefighters provided mutual aid to Lebanon for a building fire on March 4. Three units responded. On March...
Fire Department Log: February 13-28, 2022
Fires Sanford firefighters dealt with a dumpster fire on Spruce St. on February 17. Engine 2 and Ladder 1 responded....
Fire Log: February 1-12, 2022
Fires In the early morning hours of February 2, Sanford firefighters responded to a car fire on Avon St. near...
Fire Department Log: January 16-31, 2022
Fires On January 20, Engine 5 responded to an unattended fire in the woods off Emery St. January 24, Engine...
Council Approves Purchase of Springvale Nurseries Property for Future Fire Station
At its meeting on February 1, 2022, the Sanford City Council voted 5-0 to approve the purchase of two properties,...
Fire Department Log: January 1-15, 2022
Fires On January 15, Sanford firefighters provided mutual aid to the Lebanon Department, which was dealing with a structure fire....
Fire Department Log: November 28-December 31, 2021
Fires In the almost five-week period covered by this report, there were a number of fires to which the Sanford...
Detectors Now Required in Homes with Propane, Natural Gas or LP Gas
As of January 1, 2022 a new state law has gone into effect regarding the installation of fuel gas detectors....